What was that Plane?

Hi Everyone,

I fly everyweek and so I usually don’t pay attention to planes while taxing out for takeoff… my usual habit is to fall asleep…but last week I saw something cool which kept me peering out of my window.

Last Monday morning while flying out from Dullis airport in Washington DC, my while plane was waiting for its turn at takeoff I noticed this large passenger jet parked out in the middle of the airport away from the terminals. There was a Chevy Surburban type truck nearby along with a ladder truck and some guy walking beneath it (didn’t look like a maintaince person).

At first I dismissed it for some old US government 727 aircraft. But here was the problem… on second look it was an A340! I know Uncle Sam won’t buy from across the pond…so it became interesting.

It was a completely white jet – with no identification and twin blue pinstripes across the middle…like you would see on a car for example. On top of the aircraft were numerous antennae poking out. Not the standard stuff.

My digicam was stuck in the overhead compartment, so no pics from me. Anyone know?